2017 saw a full-on resurgence of old school death metal from the crypts and swamps of the metal ether and into the collective conscious of extreme music fandom. Bands like Father Befouled, Ascended Dead, Incantation, Spectral Voice, Gorephilia, Necrovorous, and others brought the OSDM pain throughout our latest trip ‘round…

The Love Letter format has traditionally allowed us to gush vocally all over the music closest to our pumpers, freeing up all kinds of lavish language. This pleases me. While I was familiar with War From A Harlots Mouth before the release of today’s target of admiration and questionable comparisons,…

Last week, I gave a rundown of the events leading up to the final Dillinger Escape Plan shows, discussed how influential they were in my musical awakening, and the first night of their farewell trilogy of shows, which included a special Irony Is A Dead Scene set with Mike Patton.…